Monday, July 19, 2010

Monday Movie Musings - Julie and Julia

I just finished watching this movie last night, and have a bit of a confession to make.

Though I'd heard of Julie & Julia when it was first released, and had a vague interest in it, in that sort of "I should really rent that someday, maybe I'll put it on my Netflix queue" way, I didn't do anything about it until I heard that Eric Sheffer Stevens was in it.

Bang, top of the queue.

I was good, though. I watched the whole movie, even though he was only in two scenes and only had lines in one. (He also spent most of his too-brief time on film eating, which I adored. It's one of Dr. Reid Oliver's quirks that stand out as well.)

I liked the film overall, although it felt at times that I was watching two movies at the same time. The constant jumping back-and-forth between Julie and Julia's stories was a little -- distancing, I guess would be the word for it. I never got really invested in either of their storylines.

Still, it was interesting, and some of the food looked incredibly tasty. (Not the aspic, though. *shudder*) Would have been better with more ESS in it, though. (Yes, I'm biased.)

2 comments:

I found your blog via Eric Sheffer Stevens (that guy is bringing people together, isn't he?) and agree about Julie and Julia. It's a good film but the separate stories are a bit jarring at times. And yes, we should've gotten more ESS, I completely agree.

And I haven't read in a while so I just might check out your books. With the LuRe storyline in full force (though not playing out too much on screen), I'm in the mood for some romance.

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